Guest guest Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 Ok, I need some big help here. I just sat in ARD and I was informed that we could not know much about an aide that is working with a child, for their information is not open to public knowledge like the teachers information is. Has anyone heard of this? This is news to be. Though I do think this person has worked as a teacher before, so where can I go and look up her name on my own to get information. Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 Interesting - I just looked up several special ed teachers and aides certifications last night. Go to the link below and input as much info that you have and you will have the credentials/certificates with dates valid noted. The more info that you have the better. You would be surprised how many teachers with unusual names share those unusual names. If the aide is not listed then I would question if this person has any certifications and/or experience. Could this be a regular " substitute " in the district? And there are different types of certificates so you will have to consider that as well. There is actually a certificate that can be given to an individual who has not got the required experience but the school district has " vouched " for and will oversee and train. I call those the " green tomato " teachers. Should sit on the window sill for a while until they are really ready! Many do not remain for a second year and that means that our kids were not provided with experienced teachers. The certifications that I have run into are: Professional Standard Provisional Probationary And the TEA and SBEC have recently been " merged " so the link may change in the future but you can go to the TEAs website to get to it. https://secure.sbec.state.tx.us/SBECONLINE/virtcert.asp Thank you, Amy A. Sosa, Principal Consultant asosa@... Do what you can, for whom you can, with what you have, and where you are. ~Author Unknown~ All About Achievement Consulting 110 W. Sandy Lake Road Ste 102 - PMB195 Coppell TX 75019 Office - Fax - Cell - All About Achievement Consulting <http://www.allaboutachievement.com/> www.allaboutachievement.com Dallas Ft. Worth Houston Advocacy ~ Collaboration ~ Education This transmission (and/or the documents accompanying it) may contain information belonging to the sender which is privileged and confidential and is protected under IDEA, FERPA, HIPPA and other federal laws. The information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this formation is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately notify the sender. _____ From: Texas-Autism-Advocacy [mailto:Texas-Autism-Advocacy ] On Behalf Of j_crawfordtx Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 8:00 PM To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy Subject: Teacher / Aide Records Ok, I need some big help here. I just sat in ARD and I was informed that we could not know much about an aide that is working with a child, for their information is not open to public knowledge like the teachers information is. Has anyone heard of this? This is news to be. Though I do think this person has worked as a teacher before, so where can I go and look up her name on my own to get information. Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 19, 2005 Report Share Posted August 19, 2005 Sorry, I forgotten to mention that this person is not from TX. But is there a law that anyone knows of that parents dot no have the right know about the aides background as they do the teachers? I am really puzzled by this. Amy A Sosa wrote: Interesting - I just looked up several special ed teachers and aides certifications last night. Go to the link below and input as much info that you have and you will have the credentials/certificates with dates valid noted. The more info that you have the better. You would be surprised how many teachers with unusual names share those unusual names. If the aide is not listed then I would question if this person has any certifications and/or experience. Could this be a regular " substitute " in the district? And there are different types of certificates so you will have to consider that as well. There is actually a certificate that can be given to an individual who has not got the required experience but the school district has " vouched " for and will oversee and train. I call those the " green tomato " teachers. Should sit on the window sill for a while until they are really ready! Many do not remain for a second year and that means that our kids were not provided with experienced teachers. The certifications that I have run into are: Professional Standard Provisional Probationary And the TEA and SBEC have recently been " merged " so the link may change in the future but you can go to the TEAs website to get to it. https://secure.sbec.state.tx.us/SBECONLINE/virtcert.asp Thank you, Amy A. Sosa, Principal Consultant asosa@... Do what you can, for whom you can, with what you have, and where you are. ~Author Unknown~ All About Achievement Consulting 110 W. Sandy Lake Road Ste 102 - PMB195 Coppell TX 75019 Office - Fax - Cell - All About Achievement Consulting <http://www.allaboutachievement.com/> www.allaboutachievement.com Dallas Ft. Worth Houston Advocacy ~ Collaboration ~ Education This transmission (and/or the documents accompanying it) may contain information belonging to the sender which is privileged and confidential and is protected under IDEA, FERPA, HIPPA and other federal laws. The information is intended only for the use of the individual or entity named above. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, distribution, or the taking of any action in reliance on the contents of this formation is unauthorized and strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately notify the sender. _____ From: Texas-Autism-Advocacy [mailto:Texas-Autism-Advocacy ] On Behalf Of j_crawfordtx Sent: Friday, August 19, 2005 8:00 PM To: Texas-Autism-Advocacy Subject: Teacher / Aide Records Ok, I need some big help here. I just sat in ARD and I was informed that we could not know much about an aide that is working with a child, for their information is not open to public knowledge like the teachers information is. Has anyone heard of this? This is news to be. Though I do think this person has worked as a teacher before, so where can I go and look up her name on my own to get information. Thanks, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 20, 2005 Report Share Posted August 20, 2005 STATE BOARD FOR EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION Official Record of Educator Certificates Educator Search Criteria https://secure.sbec.state.tx.us/SBECONLINE/virtcert.asp ------------------------------------ Texas Federation of Families Tonya Hettler Trainer thettler@... 7003 E FM 1294 Idalou, TX 79329 fax: mobile: ------------------------------------ Teacher / Aide Records <<<cut>>> Though I do think this person has worked as a teacher before, so where can I go and look up her name on my own to get information. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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